Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Murray finally came to the harsh realization that Millie was far more cunning than he ever gave her credit for.

There was a time when he saw her as this pure and beautiful girl, full of innocence and joy. And what was the result?

He ended up being played for a fool, manipulated, and even lost... Anne because of her.

How could things with Roseanne have spiraled this far if it wasn't for Millie?

Thinking about this only intensified Murray's disdain for her. He couldn't bear the thought of stepping into any place she might be!

He had been crashing at the office for several days now.

Millie, too nervous to call him directly, kept using Beverley to bug him about coming home.

To appease his mother, Murray begrudgingly made his way back to the mansion.

But that was it. He was drawing the line there.

...

By the time Murray got back to the mansion, it was already 9 PM.

As he opened the door, there was Millie, attempting to take his coat.

making a

her lip in

dressed in a light-colored, loose-fitting knitted dress, her hair cascading in front of her,

for Beverley. "You wanted me back, here I am." With that said, he turned

tracks, his tone flat, "I'm exhausted. I need

his dismissive attitude. "Come with me, we

little room for argument,

Murray poured himself a glass of water,

is involved here. Can't

She knew her son too well. Behind that perfect exterior

life; to

I ever say I wanted this child? Wasn't it you who forced this

a clear disdain in his

her to give up on

you

carrying is part of the Sherwood legacy. I might have turned a blind eye

after the child is born? You're not

about is the child. Whether or not you marry is up to you,"

pondered for a moment: "...I might agree, but on

"What's the condition?"